New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz against the Washington Capitals at Nassau Coliseum on April 24, 2021. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Time is running short this regular season for Barry Trotz to find the right lineup combinations. But the Islanders coach also must give whatever lines he constructs time to build chemistry.
Trotz must juggle which priority takes precedence with the Islanders struggling to score.
"That’s an excellent question," Trotz said on Thursday. "You hope you find it early. Especially when you have new players. We’ve found you might fix one line, then you affect the other lines.